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Haze from last year’s fires forced airports and schools to close, and are thought to have cost the economy at least $5.2bnThe Indonesian government is deploying artificial rains ahead of the dry season’s peak as the country attempts to prevent a repeat…
Read MorePollution causes more than 2 million deaths a year in India, while Chad, Central African Republic and North Korea saw highest per capita ratesIndia leads the world in pollution-linked deaths– followed by China and Nigeria – according to a report publis…
Read MoreStall owners fear for livelihoods, saying burning dung essential to flavour of Bihari favouritesThe tantalising scent of freshly cooked dough rises from Brij Bihari Rai’s food stall outside Patna zoo. Sitting on top of the grill is Rai’s specialty, lit…
Read MoreGovernment responds to judges criticising it over emergency smog levels in DelhiThe Indian government has said it intends to use hydrogen-based fuel technology to help combat pollution, as Delhi was once again enveloped in “severe emergency” levels of …
Read MoreGovernment responds to judges criticising it over emergency smog levels in DelhiThe Indian government has said it intends to use hydrogen-based fuel technology to help combat pollution, as Delhi was once again enveloped in “severe emergency” levels of …
Read MoreIndian city suffering record levels of poor air quality, partly caused by stubble burningThe illegal burning of crop stubble by farmers in India, one of the biggest causes of the record-breaking pollution that has enveloped Delhi over the past week, is…
Read MorePublic health emergency declared after air pollution levels go off the charts It was meant to be a ceremony to bring good health and prosperity. But the thousands of women who gathered in the waters of Delhi’s Yamuna River on the city’s most polluted d…
Read MorePollution in Delhi has reached its worst levels so far this year, at almost 400 times the amount deemed healthy. A week on from Diwali, the thick brown smog that shrouded the city after the festival has shown no sign of shifting. One local sa…
Read MoreVehicles with odd or even licence plates are banned from roads on alternate daysDelhi restricted many private vehicles from the roads on Monday to try to lessen pollution as India grapples with a public health crisis over its toxic smog.The “odd-even” …
Read MoreCar fumes, industrial emissions and smoke from farms have contributed to a pollution crisisPollution in Delhi has reached its worst levels so far this year, with levels rising to almost 400 times the amount deemed healthy and airplanes diverted away fr…
Read MoreIndonesia environment minister says smog is also from fires in Malaysia and VietnamIndonesia has shot back at claims the country is solely responsible for the fires that have created a thick haze across parts of Malaysia this week and forced the closur…
Read MoreResidents inhaling smoke from peat and trees burned hundreds of miles awayAn increase in Indonesian forest fires – the sharpest rise since 2015 – has infuriated neighbouring Malaysia, where residents are inhaling smoke from peat and trees burned hundre…
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